RECOVERING THE PORTUGUESE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE AND THE HEALTH OF THE PORTUGUESE POPULATION
The Portuguese National Health Service (PNHS) was created in 1979 and is financed by the state, in order to provide access to quality, universal and generally free healthcare. The SNS is made up of a network of public hospitals, health centers and other health units that from January 2024 onward will be reconfigured into Local Health Units.
Clinical governance is an indispensable practice to achieve the highest standards of excellence in the healthcare provided and to generate value, reducing waste and increasing the quality of processes. It is urgent to use the PNHS scarce resources appropriately and maximize the value of human capital, in order to guarantee access to users of the best possible healthcare, integrating emerging changes.
RECOVERING THE PORTUGUESE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE AND THE HEALTH OF THE PORTUGUESE POPULATION
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DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593822305104
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Palavras-chave: Management, Health Systems, Nursing, Contracting, Community Care Unit
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Keywords: Management, Health Systems, Nursing, Contracting, Community Care Unit
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Abstract:
The Portuguese National Health Service (PNHS) was created in 1979 and is financed by the state, in order to provide access to quality, universal and generally free healthcare. The SNS is made up of a network of public hospitals, health centers and other health units that from January 2024 onward will be reconfigured into Local Health Units.
Clinical governance is an indispensable practice to achieve the highest standards of excellence in the healthcare provided and to generate value, reducing waste and increasing the quality of processes. It is urgent to use the PNHS scarce resources appropriately and maximize the value of human capital, in order to guarantee access to users of the best possible healthcare, integrating emerging changes.
- Cristina Crespo de Carvalho
- José Barbosa Lima
- Maria de Fátima Santos Claro
- José Hermínio Gomes
